luv495

odd pop, syntax era

In My Building

In My Building there is a collection of instrumental music from the 1980s. pop star left turns, weird throwaway b-sides, synth scientists experiments, new wave rabbit holes, and other deep cuts all containing that special brand of existential dread predisposed to Generation X.
photo : La Tête Carrée created by Francis Chapus, Yves Bayard & Sacha Sosno in Nice, France

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Tracklist:
  1. America Is Waiting – Brian Eno & David Byrne – Sire / Nonesuch (1981/2006)
  2. Monkey, Monkey – Eurythmics – RCA (1982)
  3. Der Osten Ist Rot (The East Is Red) – Holger Czukay – Virgin (1984)
  4. Film One – John Foxx – Metal Beat / Virgin / Metamatic Records (1980/2025)
  5. Hunted Animals – David Tieghem – Warner Bros. (1984)
  6. Airplane – Gary Numan – Beggar’s Banquet (1979)
  7. Program For Light – Section 25 – Factory (1984)
  8. You Remind Me Of Gold (instrumental) – The Human League – Virgin (1982)
  9. Frozen Jap – Paul McCartney – Parlophone (1980)
  10. The Great Ones Remember (reprise) – Men Without Hats – Statik / Sire (1982)
  11. Light In Darkness – Yellow Magic Orchestra – Alfa / Epic / Music On Vinyl (1981/2016)
  12. Major Tom, Part II – Peter Schilling – WEA (1983)
  13. The Reggae Instrumental – Wang Chung – A&M (1985)
  14. When You’re Smiling – Tones On Tail – Situation Two (1983/1985)
  15. Dance I – The Durutti Column – Factory Benelux (1986)
  16. Life Without Buildings – Japan – Virgin (1984)
  17. Vanishing Parades – Bill Nelson – Mercury (1981)
  18. Tel Aviv – Duran Duran – EMI (1981)

luv494

breaks

Pouring Out Real Kicks

these are the breaks. wicked when it comes to pouring out real kicks.
image : Luther Hixson

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Tracklist:
  1. The Breaks – Buckfunk 3000 – Language (1999)
  2. Trippethylophosphazene – Special Request – Houndstooth (2017)
  3. Scientific Relevance – Böhm – Eudemonia (2023)
  4. Dental Hygiene – T. Power – Botchit & Scarper (1999)
  5. Hold The Bunker – Bargecharge – Fuel (1998)
  6. Alien Element (UK Mix) – Terra Incognita – Chill / Musique Pour La Danse (1991/2023)
  7. Beatnik Bounce (Les Rythmes Digitales Mix) – Dirty Beatniks – Wall Of Sound (1996)
  8. Petroglyph – BufoBufo – Eudemonia (2025)
  9. Trampolene Machine – Jake Subtropic vs. Ben Burns – Fused & Bruised (2000)
  10. Sable Taco – Tipper – Fuel (2001)
  11. Floor Cleaner – The Dexorcist – Furthur Electronix (2021)
  12. II – Chestnut People – Exo Recordings International (2023)
  13. Pin Drop – Meat Beat Manifesto – Flexidisc (2019)
  14. Drum & Chase – Paradox – Reinforced Records (1999)
  15. Lost In Time – Future Funk Squad – Trigger (2003)
  16. Eurostar (Tipper’s Mix) – S.I. Futures – Fuel (2003)
  17. SHD – Hett – Awkwardly Social (2024)

luv493

blues 'n' folk

99 Year Blues

this collection of country blues reaches back 60 to 99 years because the blues have always been here… or just around the corner.
photo : David Roman Firth

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Tracklist:
  1. Sorry Feeling Blues – Bo Carter – Okeh – Columbia (1931/1969)
  2. Pea Vine Whistle – Jimmy Brewer – Milestone (1966)
  3. Dark Night Blues – Blind Willie McTell – Victor / Third Man Records (1928/2013)
  4. 99 Year Blues – Julius Daniels – Victor / DOXY (1927/2009)
  5. How Long? – Skip James – Paramount / Mississippi Records (1931/2008)
  6. Future Blues – Willie Brown – Paramount / Mississippi Records (1931/2014)
  7. Jack O’Diamonds Is A Hard Card To Play – Mance Lipscomb – Arhoolie Records (1960)
  8. I Do – Robert Wilkins – Victor / Mississippi Records (1933/2015)
  9. Oh Babe It Ain’t No Lie – Elizabeth Cotten – Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (1958/2018)
  10. Frankie – Mississippi John Hurt – Okeh / DOXY (1928/2009)
  11. Hanging ‘Round A Skin Game – Jesse Fuller – World Song / Mississippi Records / Secret Seven (1955/2015)
  12. Stop All The Buses – Cecil Augusta – Rounder Select / Mississippi Records (1959/2003/2016)
  13. Last Fair Deal Gone Down – Robert Johnson – Vocalion / Columbia (1937/1961)
  14. I Am The Devil – The Mississippi Sheiks – Bluebird / Third Man Records (1934/2014)
  15. Needed Time – Sam “Lightning” Hopkins – RPM Records / Mississippi Records (1952/2010)
  16. Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right – Blind Willie Johnson & Willie B. Harris – Columbia / Mississippi Records (1930/2011)
  17. No More Hard Times – Guitar Slim & Jelly Belly – Arhoolie Records (1962/1968)
  18. Anything From A Foot Race To A Resting Place – Jealous James Stanchell – 77 Records / Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (1959/1960/2023)

luv492

ambient revolution

Blanket Of Snow

a wintery chill flows through this.
photo : Mont-Royal under a blanket of snow

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Tracklist:
  1. Windy Corner – Suzanne Ciani – Finders Keepers Records (1973/2020)
  2. Piano Aquieu – Stars Of The Lid – Kranky (2001)
  3. Silent Dream : Imagery / Realization / The Real Dream – Vernal Equinox – Atomeum Dawn Records / Aural Medium (1988/2019)
  4. Walker – Ryuichi Sakamoto – Milan (2017)
  5. Iceland (Part 3) – Richard Pinhas (1979)
  6. NGC 891 – Edgar Froese – Brain / Metronome (1974)
  7. Stars And Wheels – Roger Eno – Deutsche Grammophon (2022)
  8. Phantom Brickworks IV – Bibio – Warp (2018)
  9. 14°C – Whatever The Weather – Ghostly International (2022)

luv491

abstract house

Work It Out Of The System

an old skool abstract house mix that needed to be worked out of my system. comprised of some obscure 12”s the sweet daddy has been holding onto that were yearning to be spun free.
photo : Connie D. Falco

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Tracklist:
  1. Sister Brother – Mooloodjee – Poumtchak (2002)
  2. Samurai Remix (True Garage Spirits remix by MAW) – SNK – Fresh Track (1995)
  3. Ulysses (Harvey’s Crowd Control Mix) – Extended Family – Auto Recordings (1996)
  4. Wild Times (Mayday Mix by Derrick May) – De-Lite – Circa / Black Market Records (1989/2011)
  5. This Is (The House) – Freaks – Plastic (1997)
  6. Could It Be – Louie Balo – Apricot Records (1996)
  7. McMusic – DJ Slip – MakeOut Music (1997)
  8. Give Love – City High – Stronghouse Records (1996)
  9. Happy (Dub Mix) – Sound Design – TNT Records / Freeze Records (1995)
  10. The Vapours – House Of Whacks – Luxury Service Records (1996)
  11. You Can’t Hide From Your Bud (D’s Radical Rednail Reconstruction by Derrick Carter) – DJ Sneak – Classic (1997)
  12. Old Skool – Xen Mantra – Dansa Records (1994)
  13. Deep Street – Phaedra – Straylight Recordings (1997)
  14. La Nageuse – Wuz – Poumtchak (1998)
  15. Dancing Keys – PJ – Stickman Records (1995)
  16. outro from Sister Brother – Mooloodjee – Poumtchak (2002)

luv490

abstract house, breaks, robot rock, techno

Darkness Splits The Dawn

the start of a new year is like the dawn of a new day, full of possibilities. this year there is a darkness that threatens our possibilities, casting us in shadow. this mixtape of new releases from 2025 will herald the rising of the sun and together we will keep the shadows at bay.
photo : Mother Nature

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Tracklist:
  1. Font – Sam Prekop – Thrill Jockey (2025)
  2. OMG So Random – Isolée – Resort Island (2025)
  3. Human Beings – The Future Sound Of London – fsoldigital.com (2024/2025)
  4. The Rust Belt – Matmos – Thrill Jockey (2025)
  5. Third Hit – Myriad Myriads – Wrong Speed Records (2025)
  6. Comafields – Burial – Hyperdub (2025)
  7. Rousing Rhythms – Architectural – Turbo (2025)
  8. We Walk Together – Actress – Modern Obscure Music (2025)
  9. Diplomatic Dub – Phatness – Studio Barnhus (2025)
  10. Balance Board – A.Wild – Studio Barnhus (2025)
  11. Fragments – Martinou – Fauxpas Musik (2025)
  12. Ancient Behave – NHKyx – Kasm (2025)
  13. Verloren (Isolée Remix) – Lesterr – Ornaments (2025)
  14. Celandine – BufoBufo – Eudemonia (2025)
  15. The Mystery Is Alive – Rico Puestel – Exhibition (2025)
  16. Blur – Martinou – Studio Barnhus (2025)
  17. Into Dust (Still Falling) (Version) – Four Tet – XL Recordings (2025)

luv489

dub, reggae

Thief Is In The Vineyard

“Thief is in the vineyard / Trying to spoil the harvest” – Congo
there is a small elite of so-called “powerful” people attempting to reshape our world without thought to consequence beyond their own greed. they are the thieves, and our Earth is the vineyard. they think they can destroy our planet and take what they want by keeping us so broke and distracted that we won’t rise up. the Jamaican soul rebels on this mixtape were fighting similar forces 50 years ago. let’s listen to what they have to say while we rise up and clear our vineyard of thieves.
image : Gregor Nedle

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Tracklist:
  1. Dreadlocks In The Moonlight – Lee Perry / The Upsetter Revue – Island (1977)
  2. Rooting For A Cause – Cimarons – Vulcan / Lantern Records (1976/2025)
  3. Locust – The Ethiopian – Studio One / Soul Jazz (1980/2007)
  4. Equal Rights Dub – Rockers All Stars – Rockers / Onlyroots Records (1978/2022)
  5. Criminals In Parliament – Prince Jazzbo – Lantern Records (2025)
  6. Independent Man Pt. 1 – Creation Rebel – On-U Sound / Lantern Records (1982/2025)
  7. Give Up The Badness – Johnny Clarke – Virgin (1976/2001)
  8. Lazer Beam – Don Carlos – World Enterprize Records (1983)
  9. Borderation – Bunny Wailer – Solomonic (1983)
  10. Tell Me Where You Get It – Culture – Front Line / Caroline Records (1978/2000)
  11. Smile Out Of Style – Max Romeo – Island (1976)
  12. How Long Dub – King Tubby & The Aggrovators – VP Records (1976/2016)
  13. Natty Rebel – U-Roy – Virgin (1976)
  14. Thief Is In The Vineyard – Congo – Congo Ashantay / VP Records (1979/2018)
  15. Deep And Heavy – I. Roy – Trojan Records (1973)
  16. Those Good Good Old Days – Jimmy Cliff – Island (1974)

luv488

no wave, rock 'n' roll

Perpetual Jive

that late seventies / early eighties brew of rock’n’roll and experimentation that boiled over into the mythos of the Lower East Side, becoming part of N.Y.C.’s perpetual jive.
photo : Lesrat

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Tracklist:
  1. See No Evil – Television – Elektra (1977)
  2. Who Says? – Richard Hell and the Voidoids – Sire (1977)
  3. Bedroom Athlete – Contortions – ZE Records (1979)
  4. Snakes Crawl – Bush Tetras – 99 Records / ROIR (1980/1995/2003)
  5. Materialism – New York Gong – Charly Records (1980/2024)
  6. The Boy With Perpetual Nervousness – The Feelies – Stiff Records / Bar/None Records (1980/2009)
  7. Green For Go – Polyrock – RCA (1980)
  8. O.A.O. – Material – ZÙ Records (1979)
  9. Rocket U.S.A. – Suicide – Red Star Records (1977/1999)
  10. You Got Me – Theoretical Girls – Theoretical Records / Soul Jazz (1978/2003)
  11. Blonde Red Head – DNA – American Clavé / No More Records (1981/2008)
  12. Ain’t It Strange – Patti Smith Group – Arista (1976)
  13. Street Hassle – Lou Reed – Arista (1978)

luv487

jazz

The Power Of The People

revolutionary jazz for revolutionary times.
image : Felix the Cat telling it like it is

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Tracklist:
  1. The Time Is Now For Change (outtake) – Phil Ranelin – Tribe / Hefty Records (1974/2001)
  2. There Is The Bomb – Don Cherry – Blue Note (1969)
  3. We Speak – Booker Little – Candid Records (1961/2022)
  4. Original Faubus Fables – Charles Mingus – Candid Records / Barnaby Records (1961/1975)
  5. Power To The People – Joe Henderson – Milestone (1969/2024)
  6. What Direction Are You Headed – The Piano Choir – Strata-East (1975/2023)
  7. New Horizons – Sounds Of Liberation – Dogtown Records (1972/2019)
  8. Set Us Free – Eddie Harris & Les McCann – Atlantic (1971)
  9. Revolution (Part 1) – Nina Simone – RCA Victor (1969)
  10. excerpt from Angela Davis interviewed by Art Seigner – Flying Dutchman (1971)
  11. Revolution (Part 2) – Nina Simone – RCA Victor (1969)
  12. Things Have Got To Change – Archie Shepp – Impulse! (1971)

luv486

electronic listening music, library music, odd pop, original soundtracks

Ceci n’est pas une mixtape

this is not a mixtape. it’s definitely not a mixtape of laid back, beautiful, quirky instrumental pop from France that spans the ages with a lush sound that is undeniably french. absolutely not. this is not a mixtape.
image : A Termite Green

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Tracklist:
  1. Chez Max Coiffeur Pour Hommes (instrumentale) – Serge Gainsbourg – Philips / Mercury / Universal Music France (1976/2023)
  2. La 3ème Femme – Rob – Source (1999)
  3. Je T’aime Je T’aime – Bang Bang – Yellow (1998)
  4. Fanny (CBG Demo) – Air – Source (2004)
  5. Terr et Tiva (from La Planète Sauvage) – Alain Goraguer – Pathé / CAM Sugar / Decca (1973/2025)
  6. Biscarosse – Bertrand Burgalat – Tricatel (2000)
  7. Mountain Ballad – Pierre Dutour – Tele Music (1979)
  8. Mais Où Est Geneviève? – Les Pétroleuses – Source (1997)
  9. Mirages – JB Dunckel & Jonathan Fitoussi – Prototyp Recordings (2019/2023)
  10. Fantino – Sebastien Tellier – Record Makers (2000)
  11. Cruzer – Milpatte – CBS / Born Bad Records (1982/2024)
  12. An Elephant On The Roof – Jean-Jacques Perrey & David Chazam – Basenotic Records (1998)
  13. Seek You (from CQ) – Mellow – Emperor Norton (2002)
  14. Une Fois Mais Pas Deux (instrumentale) – Brigitte Fontaine – Saravah / Wewantsounds (1968/2025)
  15. L’Ultime Atome – Oomiaq – Source (1998)
  16. Bathroom Spirit – Darkel – Prototyp Recording / Source Etc. / Astralwerks (2006)